{"id":3853,"date":"2014-06-03T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2015-09-07T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T11:03:26","slug":"gardening-jobs-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/gardening-jobs-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening Jobs For June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With this year flying by and June already upon us, now is the time to catch up on your gardening jobs and ensure that you are up to date with everything that needs doing.<\/p>\n<p>June is a lovely month when it comes to gardening. The temperature is rising, the days are getting longer\u00a0and the mad rush of planting everything should be over.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #225522;\">Now is the time to tend to your plants, really look after them, water them if the weather is dry, ensure pests are kept at bay, and keep the weeds down. June is also the month where you start to harvest some of your lovely fresh vegetables, such as broad beans, salad, baby carrots and beetroot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In June it is vital to make a good compost. Now the garden is full of growth and the lawn is being cut regularly, there will be plenty of material available for composting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/gardening-jobs-june\/olympus-digital-camera\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2288,1712\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C750UZ&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt-1024x766.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-6893 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"213\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/compost-dirt-1024x766.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>Make sure to fill your compost bin with an equal volume of nitrogen-rich material (grass clippings, manure, shrub prunings) and carbon-rich material (flower stalks, shredded paper, woody clippings).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Keep your compost bin moist. The contents should hold together, but not drip water, when you squeeze a handful.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">If you want compost fast, the secret of success is to turn the contents of your bin once a week.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">When you add grass clippings to the heap, add a shovelful of soil too. This sped up the composting process in our trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The warmer weather in June should see grass growing strongly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Cut the grass once or twice a week as many mowers struggle with longer grass.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Apply a lawn feed at the frequency advised on the packaging.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">For a quick tidy up, just trim the lawn edges to get things looking crisp and neat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The natural June drop will see many small fruitlets fall from your trees, but for the best-size fruits it&#8217;s worth checking to see if you need to thin more of them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/gardening-jobs-june\/download-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download.jpg\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6894 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download.jpg\" alt=\"download\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/>Thin apples to one fruit per cluster: for dessert apple varieties, thin to 10-15cm between clusters; and for cooking varieties, thin to 15-23cm between clusters.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Pears should be reduced to two fruits per cluster, with clusters 10-15cm apart.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Plums should be thinned to 5-8cm apart.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Peaches should be thinned to 20-25cm apart<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Nectarines should be thinned to 15cm apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roses are traditionally at their peak in June.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Removing the flowers as they fade will keep your display looking good and encourage more blooms.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Snap off just below the head &#8211; this is thought to make new blooms appear more quickly than the classic method of cutting just above a leaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You need to prune several\u00a0soft fruits\u00a0now to ensure you get bumper crops.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/gardening-jobs-june\/stachelbeeren\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stachelbeeren\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"  wp-image-6895 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stachelbeeren\" width=\"170\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/stachelbeeren.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a>Gooseberries\u00a0&#8211; For plants grown as bushes, cut back the current season&#8217;s growth to five leaves, except for branches needed to enlarge the plant. For plants grown as cordons, cut all side-shoots back to five leaves, and once your plant has reached the top of the support, cut back the tip to five leaves from last year&#8217;s growth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Red and white currants\u00a0&#8211; Once cordon plants are at the desired height, cut the growing tip and the shoots from the main stem to one bud of new growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is always\u00a0plenty to be getting on with in your garden, despite which month, and whatever the weather!<\/p>\n<p>If you need any new garden machinery then have a look through our broad range of products <a title=\"just lawnmowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u2019t forget to \u2018like\u2019 our\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #70ab4b;\" title=\"facebook page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Justlawnmowers\" target=\"_blank\">facebook page<\/a>\u00a0for a \u00a310 discount voucher anywhere on our site (minimum spend \u00a3150.00)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re uncertain about anything, or would like further details, then call our highly experienced sales team now on\u00a0<strong>01263 820202<\/strong>\u00a0for helpful, friendly advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June has arrived very quickly and it is important to stay on track with all your gardening jobs. We have put together some gardening jobs suitable for this time of year that will keep your summer lawn in perfect condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,72],"tags":[954,447,797,955,956,957,101,37,407,958],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-tips","category-brilliant-garden-ideas","tag-fruit","tag-garden-maintenance","tag-gardening","tag-jobs-2","tag-june","tag-june-gardening","tag-lawn","tag-lawn-care-2","tag-lawnmower","tag-pruning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gooseberry-fruits-on-bush-007-150x150.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6368,"url":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/gardening-jobs-january-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3853,"position":0},"title":"Gardening Jobs For January","author":"Alex Evans","date":"6th January 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"No matter what month it is, there's always work to be done in the garden. 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